
A practical guide to the techniques of musique concrète, focusing on the creative use of tape recorders for sound manipulation and composition.
This text investigates the technical and creative processes required to compose music using magnetic tape recorders and musique concrète techniques. Terence J. Dwyer provides a foundational framework for students and hobbyists, detailing how to manipulate recorded sounds to create structured compositions. The book bridges the gap between traditional music theory and the avant-garde practices of the mid-20th century, offering a systematic approach to sound manipulation.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a historical manual that preserves the methodology of early electronic music composition. Readers frequently note the clarity of the instructions despite the dated nature of the hardware described.
Page Count:
74
Publication Date:
1971-01-01
ISBN-10:
0193119129
ISBN-13:
9780193119123
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